okay, i have downloaded numerous copies of mint and my pc doesn't recognize them as iso. i have programs that can burn them as iso but havn't tried it yet since the last time i did that i wasn't able to boot the cd. can someone please give me a walkthrough from the beginning on how to convert this download into a bootable iso.

I downloaded my first iso from USA: webergyltd.com and also tried planetmirror same problem. The torrent worked fine, I will download the iso again and see how it works and post the error codes here if any.

Hi.
I had the same problem, too. In my case it was my fault, because i always looked for an *.iso Data in the downloaded files, afer unpckng the download.
Thanks to the board here i found out who to do it :
Just download Mint an do not unpack it. Under XP you just have to rightclick on the archive. Then choose " Open with". Choose a burningprogramm.
With nero 6 it automatically it opened with the Isoburning dialog.
After burning was finished, i had a bootable CD.